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Enable all network adapters

by
Mitch Tulloch
[Published on 30 April 2014 / Last Updated on 30 April 2014]

How to use Windows PowerShell to enable all network adapters on a computer.

Here's a tip from my colleague Ed Wilson (the Microsoft Scripting Guy) about how to use PowerShell to to enable all network adapters on a computer.

Question: You are troubleshooting your Windows 8.1 laptop and want to quickly enable all network adapters. How can you do this?

Answer: Use the Get-NetAdapter and the Enable-NetAdapter commands. The command line appears here:

Get-NetAdapter | ? status -ne up | Enable-NetAdapter

Mitch Tulloch is a nine-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award and a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, deployment and virtualization. For more information see http://www.mtit.com.

Ed Wilson is the bestselling author of eight books about Windows Scripting, including Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step, and Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps. He writes a daily blog about Windows PowerShell call Hey, Scripting Guy! that is hosted on the Microsoft TechNet Script Center; for more PowerTips check out the Hey, Scripting Guy! blog.

The Author — Mitch Tulloch

Mitch Tulloch is a well-known expert on Windows Server administration and cloud computing technologies. He has published over a thousand articles on information technology topics and has written, contributed to or been series editor for over 50 books.